Stonegate

Stonegate means the stone-paved street, although some people have suggested that it was named because stone used in building the Minster was carted up here.

In Roman times a road within the Roman Legionary fortress called the Via Praetoria more or less followed the course of present Stonegate and crossed the River Ouse by means of a bridge, near to where the Guildhall stands today. Stonegate is a Viking street name and it is quite possible that the Roman paved street survived into Viking times.